The National tribune., 1887-02-24
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions ON a Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.

To Correspondea,s.-write questions on a sep
arate sheet of paper, give full name and address,
and mark II Correspondents Column" Noatten-
uon viii be paid to communications that not
accompanied with full name and address of writer.
Our readers are requested to inclose stamp for
reply To their inquiries. Postal cards will be
replied To by mail only Replies by mail will ordi-
narIly be made within "a week, and If in this col
umn within three wecks.l
4. q. H., North CrGftSbuFg, Tt.-What was the act
of June 5. lsSf in the matter of officers pay or
bountes? 4HSa0er lt provided an amendment of
the records in some eases where officers were en-
titled to muster from date Of commission.
Z. L., hester. IOWd.-l. am drawing pension of
SD per month on gunshot wound OF right thigh
Am entitled to- $50 under act of Aug. 4, 1885, 9.
What were the names of the Commission by whom
Tilden was counted outF AItStcer. I. Not unless
you are totally disabled in the limb. 2 Associate
Justices of the United states Supreme Court Cliff
ford, Miller, Strong, Bradley and Field; Senators
Edmunds, Morton, Frelinghuysen, Blyard and
Herman and Representatives Payne, of Ohio Hun
ton, of Virginia; Abbott and Hoar, of Massaehu-
setts. and Garfield, of Ohio.
d. r., EaoSbHrg Falls, U-What WAS the name
Of the ship lost at sea in lS63 or 1861 voyage
North with exchanged prisoners. only few Of
whom were saved? AHstcer You probably refer
to the steamer Gen. Lyon, burned at sea, off Cape
Hatterls, in March, loG5. Only % persons out of
60 were saved We know of no vessel of the kind
lost mt in either 1865 '6i nor can We give the
names of those saved from the Gen. Lyon disaster
=. =. r., Ndssend. " IA dependent parent
drawing pension ON account of death of SON dies,
leaving wife; il she entitled to pension being the
stepmother OF said son. AHs1Ver No.
q. W H., Humboldt, hat.-iias the strip Of land
lying between Kansas and Texas called - No Man :
Land, become subject to entry yets 4HSFer. No.
Il d. e., NOrTOOd, No. enlisted Aug. Il, lS6I
for three years, and discharged April H. 1863
by reason OF gunshot wound. 1 again enlisted Oct.
3, 1861, for one year. and was discharged June l6,
lS6o. 1. filed homestead April 10 1856 can /
prove up April 10, 1857 2. Am not entitled to-
four years credit my homestead for my services?
AHs,rer. L. No. 2. No You entitled To "a credit
of three years for your first enlistment because you
were discharged for disability during that service
enlistment therefore you only entitled To credit
for the time actually served that enlistment in
addition to three years for your first enlistment
Mrs. Il. a w., Wdir0rth Wis.-Y ou not entitled
To more than you now draw. Pensions of all
widows of enlisted men fixed by law at Sl2
dier was receiving. The amount he received has
no bearing upon your claim, and does not affect
your rate.
ID. 4. r., ChdnlbersbUrg Pd-Do pensioners for
deafness who entitled To increase of pension
under the ruling OF the Commissioner of Pensions
made Oct. ., loo5 get the increase of pensions from
that date, only from the date of application for
increase? 4HsCsr. The increase would probably
date back to Oct. T. lSs5 if the degree of disability
To entitle the peusiOner to the increased rate was
held to- exist ut that date.
T. w. H., North Urbridge, Mass. No claim FOR
additional bounty can now be considered. The time
for hling such claims expired June 3D 1880 III you
served two years and less than three years af.
enlisted you would have been entitled to $50
enlisted you would have been entitled to slOO
additional bounty, provided that you did not re-
ceive, were not entitled to receive more than
SIOO original bounty. 2. The pension Of a First
Lieutenant Is nearly double that of "a private OF
other enlisted man for total disability, lesser